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function::kernel_string_n
Name
function::kernel_string_n — Retrieves string of given length from kernel memory.
Synopsis
function kernel_string_n:string(addr:long,n:long)
Arguments
addr- The kernel address to retrieve the string from.
n- The maximum length of the string (if not null terminated).
General Syntax
kernel_string_n:string(addr:long, n:long)
Description
Returns the C string of a maximum given length from a given kernel memory address. Reports an error on string copy fault.

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